Tell It to My Heart

Taylor Dayne | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: January 19, 1988
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000002VF8
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #112,247 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous Voice and Completely Underrated Talent!, August 12, 2000

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DANIEL E MILLER (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell It to My Heart (Audio CD)

Taylor Dayne is one of the TRUE singers out there with a range and a soulful delivery to boot. It's too bad that she hasn't received the accolades that she deserves. This album, however, has several Top 10 hits, showing that she has what it takes!

The old standards "Tell it To My Heart" and "Prove Your Love" are the dance club-goer's dream. You should, however, listen to her remake of "Want Ads." You've never heard a remake like this in your life. The original artists, "The Honeycombs," are taking SUCH a back seat to the way she belts this one out. It's one of the rare cases when the remake is BETTER than the original.

Taylor Dayne is one of the few artists that can sing a beautiful, slow ballad, and then hit you with a heavy-duty tough song with the same voice.

Get this one if you don't have it already! You'd be surprised at what she can do and how she's been overlooked.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Stellar Debut From A Stellar Vocalist, January 18, 2004

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Jennifer "The Writing Diva" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell It to My Heart (Audio CD)

Taylor Dayne has been one of the few artists that I always can't get enough of, though she hasn't been in the spotlight recently her music still lives on. I own her first two albums as well as her Greatest Hits and I'm planning to buy her "Soul Dancing" album soon this is due because Taylor has immense talent that goes ignored. With a range of vocals, Taylor's voice alone just gives you chills! Most people only know her hit "Tell It To My Heart" and forgive my friend for saying, "Isn't she a one hit wonder?" Oh my, if only she knew what hits pumped out of Taylor in the late 80's to early 90's. This is the perfect album to get you started into become a Dayne follower.
With a strong debut album you can do wonders and this album proves that Taylor, with her Chaka Khan, Tina Tuner-ish vocals and Expose-ish dance grooves, could put two and two together to make a one of a kind unforgettable debut album.
I think everybody has heard of the mega hit, "Tell It To My Heart" to get a gist of the drving force the song has, backed with synths and Taylor's strong vocals no wonder it was a hit!
Followed with the sing-songy, "In The Darkness" is cute then the tightest bass line in "Don't Rush Me" (my personal fave) follows, giving Taylor a gruff edge. The lush, sweet ballad of hit "I'll Always Love You" packs a pretty punch then into "Prove Your Love" which is pure 80's pop at it's best, no doubt! "Do You Want It Right Now" features Taylor trying her hand at some scat plus giving some spine-tingling yells. My fave ballad off of this has to be "Carry Your Heart" this song is not to be miss, why it wasn't a single is beyond me! Taylor, backed with lush snyths, really "carries" her voice through the song, sounded angelic, feels like your floating on a cloud...:) A remake on a debut, how risky! But Taylor pulls it off, making it sound (gasp!) better than the original! "Want Ads" is the name and 80's pop dance fun is it's game, not one to miss!
Now the last two songs, "Where Does That Boy Hang Out" and "Upon The Journey's End" didn't fare well with me too much..."WDTBHO" is a song to listen to once in awhile, Taylor again going for the sing-songy approach then "UTJE" is a nice ballad but doesn't measure up to the other ballads on the album. FYI: The man singing along with Taylor in "UTJE" is named Billy T. Scott, he was a backup singer for ta da! Mariah Carey in her early "Vision Of Love" days!

I recommend this album to anyone who either loves 80's (like myself :) or just likes to hear some good music by a great vocalist. A stellar debut from a songtress that should be remembered!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT, March 8, 2007

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J.D. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tell It to My Heart (Audio CD)

Setting the record straight: The order Taylor Dayne's singles were released off this album were the title track first (reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100), followed by "Prove Your Love" (also #7), "I'll Always Love You" (#3) and "Don't Rush Me" (#2). Yes, I agree that "Carry Your Heart" should've been the 5th single. I remember hearing it on the John Garabeedian (sp?) radio show - he always had a segment called "Make It Or Break It" where he played an artists' upcoming single and listeners would call in and vote on it (as I recall, the final vote was "Make It"). But I think the record company eventually decided that four singles off one album was enough & I guess they didn't want to take the chance of the possibility the single would miss the top 10 since Lesley's (her real first name) first 4 singles had gone top 10. Still, she had a powerful, soulful voice that was severely under-rated. If ever there was an artist who deserves a comeback, it's Taylor Dayne!